There's a Bear in My Bathtub

By Kathy Warnes

Cast

Mrs. BearWilbur BearCindy JimmyMrs. GreenMr. Green(Mother Bear stands in front of Wilbur Bear who is standing in the corner. She shakes her paw at him.) MOTHER BEARWilbur, you are a naughty little bear. You got mud all over your clothes and your arms and your legs again! You stand in the time out corner and think about it! WILBUR BEARI’ll stay out of the mud, Mama. I promise. MOTHER BEARIf you keep your promise you can go out and play.(Wilbur runs off and meets Cindy and Jimmy who are sitting outside playing) CINDYI’m bored, Jimmy. I’m so tired of playing with dolls and doll dishes. JIMMYWe could play a game of tag. CINDYWith just two of us? That won’t be very much fun. If we had somebody else to play with us, we could have a fun game of tag. WILBUR(Walking over to them) I’ll play tag with you. CINDYYou will? Okay, let’s play tag! JIMMYLet’s start right now. (He tags Cindy.) You’re it! CINDYHey, that’s not fair. I was still home free. JIMMYToo bad. You’re it! CINDYOh, all right.(She starts chasing Wilbur around and catches him without too much trouble.) CINDYTag! You’re it, Wilbur! WILBURI can’t run as fast as you can, but I’ll try. (He chases Cindy and Jimmy around but he doesn’t catch them. He runs after them and while he’s running he trips and falls flat on his face.) WILBUROooof! I fell right in this mud puddle. (He starts to cry) My mother’s going to put me in the time out corner forever. (He cries louder. Cindy and Jimmy try to comfort him.) CINDYMaybe she won’t get mad at you, Wilbur. JIMMYYou can tell her it’s our fault. We’re the ones that asked you to play tag.

CINDYTell her it’s my fault. I’m the one who tagged you. WILBUR(Sniffing) She won’t listen to me. Look at how dirty and muddy I am. CINDYCan’t you take a bath before you go home? WILBURThe creek’s so collddd! JIMMYWhy don’t you come over to my house and take a bath? CINDYWhat will your mom and dad say? JIMMYThey’re not home right now. CINDYLet’s go. JIMMYWe can go upstairs and Wilbur can take his bath without anybody knowing but us. WILBURThank you a thousand, million times! (He hugs Jimmy) JIMMYLet’s go Wilbur. We don’t have too much time before they get home. SCENE II(Wilbur, Cindy, and Jimmy are standing around a big cardboard bathtub) WILBURWow! What a giant sized bath tub! JIMMYIt’s big enough to hold my dad. CINDYHurry up and get in, Wilbur. WILBUR(Climbing into the bathtub) Ohh, that feels good. The water’s warm and there aren’t any fish ticking my toes! CINDYHere’s a wash rag. Can we watch you take a bath, Wilbur? I never saw a bear take a bath before. JIMMYHurry up, will you? Mom and Dad will be here any minute. WILBURWill you wash my back, Jimmy? JIMMYSure Wilbur. (He picks up a giant sized bath brush and scrubs Wilbur’s back.) WILBURHee, hee, hee, that tickles. CINDYYou look so funny, Wilbur. JIMMYHurry up, Wilbur. Finish washing. My folks will be coming.(Jimmy’s mother and father come in at the corner of the stage) MRS. GREENJimmy, we’re home. MR. GREENJimmy, where are you? JIMMYOh, no! Be quiet you guys. It’s my Mom and Dad.(Shouting) I’m up here taking a bath. I’ll be down in a few minutes. MR. GREENTake a thorough bath. MRS. GREENJimmy, I’m surprised at you. You’ve never taken a bath willingly before. I usually have to force you into the bathtub. JIMMYI was awfully dirty, Mom. MRS. GREENWash well, Jimmy. JIMMYI’m washing, Mom.(Mr. and Mrs. Brown sit in chairs in the corner of the room with their backs to Jimmy, Cindy, and Wilbur. They watch a cardboard TV) MR. GREENHere’s the program we wanted to see. It’s just starting. MRS. GREENGood. (They settle down and watch T.V.) JIMMYHurry, Wilbur. Get out of the tub. WILBURI’m coming. CINDY(Whispering) What are we going to do? JIMMYWe’re going to sneak him down the stairs and out of the front door. CINDYHow can we do that without your Mom and Dad seeing us? JIMMYI don’t know, but we have too. You know what will happen if we caught up here.(Wilbur climbs out of the tub and dries off with a towel. He pulls on a pair of overalls.) WILBURI’m all ready to go. JIMMYWilbur, tiptoe! Whatever you do, don’t make any noise. WILBURI’ll try not to make any noise. CINDYLet’s go.(They tiptoe across the room door about even with where Mr. and Mrs. Green are. They start to tiptoe past them, but suddenly Mrs. Green turns around. Wilbur, Jimmy, and cindy all duck behind a cardboard box.) MRS. GREENJimmy, are you finished yet? JIMMYI’m drying off, Mom. MRS. GREENWell, hurry up. This is a good television program. JIMMYI’m hurrying, Mom.(Mrs. Green turns back to the television.) Jimmy, Wilbur, and Cindy tiptoe again. They are about to the front door when suddenly Wilbur has to sneeze.) WILBURAahahahacohoo! CINDY(Putting her hand over Wilbur’s nose.) Quit it, Wilbur. WILBUR(Whispering) But I have to sneeze. Ah,ah,aha,ah,ah, CHOOOOO!!!(Mr. and Mrs. Green jump and turn around. Cindy and Wilbur run to the front door and crouch down behind it. Jimmy stays in the middle of the floor and pretends that he is the one who sneezed.) MRS. GREENJimmy, are you catching cold? JIMMYACHOOOO! I don’t think so, Mom. Something was tickling my nose. MR. GREENCome and watch this program. You said you wanted to see it. JIMMYI’m coming. I think I’ll close the front door first. It’s getting cold in here. MRS. GREENThat’s a good idea, Jimmy.(Jimmy goes over to the front door. He opens it for Wilbur and Cindy.) JIMMY(Whispering) Hurry up before they turn around again. CINDY(Whispering) See you tomorrow. WILBUR(Whispering) I’ll come back tomorrow, too. JIMMYGood. See your tomorrow. WILBURUh, uh, I have to sneeze again. AAACHOOOOO! JIMMYAAACHOOOOO! MRS. GREENJimmy, you are getting a cold. I think you’d better forget about the television program and go to bed early. JIMMYBut, Mom. MRS. GREENNo buts about it. Now go to bed. MR. GREENGo, Jimmy. JIMMYGoodnight everybody. WILBUR(Sneezing from outside) AACHOO! JIMMYAHHCHOO! Goodnight Mom and Dad. Don’t let any bears in your bathtub! (He walks to his bedroom. Wilbur and Cindy walk to the edge of the stage) CINDYSee you tomorrow, Wilbur. WILBUR

Goodnight Cindy. (Wilbur walks over to where his mother is sitting in the corner of the stage.) WILBURI got a bath, Mom. And I scraped all of the mud off me. MRS. BEARAnd all of your skin should be washed off too if you washed for this long. You’ve been gone for two hours. Where have you been? WILBURI was taking a bath. MRS. BEARYou were taking a bath for two hours? Are you sure about that, Wilbur? WILBURAAHHHCHOOO! MRS. BEARSee, you’re getting a cold. That’ll teach you to spend two hours in the creek. Now get to bed and I don’t want to hear another peep out of you. WILBUR(Climbs into his bed which is made of cardboard)AHHHCHOOOO!

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